title: Racial disparities and lung cancer care: why the unequal playing field?
abstract: The existence of disparities within our healthcare system is receiving considerable national attention, as we seek to understand the magnitude of these disparities with the goal of eliminating them altogether. Herein, we review recent important work that captures the current progress in this important area that has direct implications for the thoracic surgeon's daily practice management.
authors.forename: Awori J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hayanga
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: D'Cunha
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000601:surgery*; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology